Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-01
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
TWENTY SEVENTH SESSION = FIFTY-sEv
ENTH DAY.
SENATE.

MONDAY February 2Stir.
The Senate met at $50 P. NJ. tf1e President ~
the chair.
Pending the consideration of special orders,
the Senate took up $. Il. 1913, relating to the
crime OF rape, and read it the second time,
A. b. III, making appropriation of $4,000 for
the support of the State Mining Bureau. Read
first time.
The bill authorizing Superior Judge for San
Bernardino was read second time.
S. b. 273, to prohibit the employment of MI
Dors by delivery companies 10 carry messages to
houses of prostitution or other places of ques-
tionable repute Ordered engrossed.
5. B. 292, relating 10 damages in eases of libel
or SANDER. Read second time.
S. B. 90. relative to relief and pension fund
for police officers, etc. Read second time. after
being amended so as to Apply 10 cities employ
ing 100 policemen or upward.
s. 157. relating to state Harbor Commission
ers. Read second time, and made the special
order for tomorrow, Immediately after reading
of the journal.
message from the Governor was received
announcing the appointment OF Otto Luedens,
George wilson and G. Il. Smith as Port Wardens
for san Francisco. The appointments were
confirmed.
A b. 13 regulating and governing the State
Prisons relating 10 convict labor. was taken up.
Many amendments were made some of them
adopted. and general squabble ensued because
somebody called the previous question before
the en,ire bill had been read and the question
was raised rs 10 whether or not it shut OIL all
further debate or amendment The Chair ruled
in the affirmative, Notwithstanding which the
further reading was continued, and further
amendments offered.
Nrooman read authorities to show that the
previous question carried with it the entire sub
ject, and that u vote on the bill would be in
order after il had been read. SO ordered.
The bill, as amended restricted the sale of
stone prepared by convict labor to such times
only as when il may compete vita foreign
stoHe and the sale of jute bags to actual con-
sumeTs
By a vote of II to 81. the Senate rc used to
pass the bill to a third reading.
AT p NJ. the Chair de Jared Il recess Ii 7:30
z. NJ.
Evening session.
On reassembling the Senate took up and
passed 5. Is. g. to regulate the hours Of labor of
street ear conductors and drivers and gripmen.
S. B. 3i2 authorizing the incurring of indebt
e(lness by Incorporated cities. Amended and
ordered re-engrossed.
5. b. AS, relating TO duties of State Prison Di-
rectors.
on motion of White the provision relating to
the parchment of convict minors was stricken
out and the bill ordered eugroSsed.
s. Il. 3i2 to appropriate money for the pres7r
vaton and Improvement of Yosemite valley
and the Mariposa Big Tree Grove. Passed.
5 r. 319 to provide n water supply for the
hotel in Yosemite valley. Passed.
S. B. ST. to ard the Board of Commissioners
to msnage the Yosemite Valley and the Mari
posa Big Tree Grove. Passed.
S. b. 80 To provide for the deficiency in the
appropriation for salary ofGuardian of Yosemite
valley for the thirty sixth fiscal year Passed.
S. +. 80, relating to the powers and duties of
Eank Commissioner Passed
A. i. ll9, relating to the salary of Deputy
SUPERINTENDENT of Public Instruction. Passed
tlunic moved that the vote whereby the Sen
ate refused TO order re-engrossed y. b. IL, owing
10 an error in the roll call, be reconsldered.
fThe bill relates to convict labor.
After some confusion twas decided to pro
eeed with the regular order of business.
S. B. Az, relating 10 the submission to the
a In
tion. Read second time.
Clunie again got the floor and urged that the
vote on the convict labor bill be corrected
The Chair ruled the motion out of order, and
Clune appealed therefrom. BY y.te of 20 TO
Is the Chair was sustained.
5. i. I'll, TO provide for n general vaccination
i'll the State Passed on file.
Motfitt made an effort to have the matter OF
the vote on S. B. Is corrected Ruled out of
order and Mofiitt appealed from the decision.
The Chair was sustained-ayes p, noes IS.
Goucher raised the point of order that an
error must have occurred in the roll-call. as
there were not forty Senators present, as re-
corded on the rollcal.
Clunie moved a call of the Senate.
The Chair called upon the Sergeant-at-A
to preserve order. and to arrest any per-on
found talking-man, woman or child.
The motion for call of the Senate was lost.
The roll was again called on sustaining the
ruling of the Chair on Moihtts notion with the
result Ayes 10, noes II.
Cunie moved suspension of the rules for the
purpose of amending the journal so as to show
that the bill was not refused engroSsment So
ordered.
The roll was then called ON the engressmenr
OF s. b. Is uhe convict labor bilD, with the fol
lowing result ayes II, noes.l7.
s. G. A. .. relating to the Judicial Department
Read first time.
g T. 49, relating to importation of persons
afflicted with leprosy, insanity, etc, and to pro
vide for the deportation of the same. Read first
time.
: y ioe relstino IN co,nnilino distribution
etc. of state school books Read first time
S. b. 50, for the support of the Home fol
Feeble-minded Children. Read first time.
a. b; Ill, to pay The claim of W. t. Brown
Read first time.
Assembly bills 1l2 to 1l5. inclusive, to pay
claims of il. +. Del Vale, B. F. Langford, Benz.
Knight and f. Y. wilkins, for services as Com
misSioners to select site for the Chronic Insane
Asylum were all read the first time
Jones moved to take UP assembly messages
so far as they related to a. B. l6. read the bill
the first time and placed it on the special file.
Lost.
s. r. 2S4, to correct the eastern boundary oi
the State line. Read first time.
Jones renewed his motion to take up Assem-
bly, messages. Lost.
A. G. A. II, relating to the legislative depart
ment [aliowing bills to be read by title only
Murphy declared it to be n measure in the in
tereSt OF vicious legislation by making it posi-
BILE TO rush bills through without being full and
properly considered. He moved to strike out
the enacling clause.
White moved To amend by allowing bills to be
read by title on first reading. Adopted.
AT II Z. NJ Gesford moved to adjourn. Lost.
After some intervening motions Gesiord re-
.newed his motion to adjourn. Lost.
Chandler moved to take up Assembly mes
sageS, u which number of amendments were
offered.
Cianie offered a substitute by designating a
number of Assembly bills TO be taken up and
read.
=. Amid considerable confusion Abbott moved
AZ i astI Il